Principal Mechanical Engineer – Laundry User Interfaces

GE Appliances, a Haier company•Louisville, KY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Principal Mechanical Engineer - Laundry User Interfaces will lead the mechanical design and development of user-interface systems for next-generation laundry appliances. The role spans new product introductions, current-production support, and advanced development of new interface technologies and features. Working closely with Laundry product teams, Industrial Design, and electrical and software engineers, this engineer will translate consumer, brand, reliability, cost, and manufacturing requirements into robust, intuitive, production-ready solutions. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, develop reusable platform solutions, and mentor other engineers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
A minimum of 7 years’ mechanical design experience for high-volume manufactured products
Strong mechanical design experience with good understanding of GD&T and dimensional analysis in 3D systems
Strong project planning and project leadership skills and experience
Excellent analytical skills and ability to work in a team-oriented environment
Demonstrated initiative, leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
3D Modeling Experience.
Demonstrated experience designing plastic appearance or decorative parts for production

Nice To Haves

Experience designing physical user-interface assemblies, such as control panels, knobs, buttons, displays, touch interfaces, light pipes, overlays, or decorative components
Proficiency with PTC Creo
Experience with injection-molded plastics, tooling, cosmetic specifications, and supplier or manufacturing collaboration
Experience with consumer appliances or another high-volume consumer-product industry
Experience developing platform architecture or common, modular component solutions

Responsibilities

Lead the mechanical design and development of user-interface systems for new product introductions.
Support current product user interface designs and investigate potential improvements.
Advanced development of user interface components for use within Clothes Care Products.
Coordinate with the product line design teams to develop common/modular solutions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical, electrical and software engineers in the Lean development process.
Develop and maintain comprehensive requirement specifications for user interfaces.
Work with Industrial Design and product teams to define and implement brand strategies.
Generate Intellectual Property to expand the GEA portfolio, and navigate the relevant patent landscapes.
Incorporate Six Sigma and reliability engineering methodology to prove and implement new designs.
Complete reliability qualifications for new components and systems.
Coordinate design fabrication and qualification with the product line.
Develop, mentor, and teach engineers, including co-ops and EEDPs.